The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-12
RETURNS FROM NEW YORK TO
WASHINGTON,
Where They Report the Probability
ofthe Original stockholders Car
rying Out Their Intentions
TO BUILD THE BRID6E OVER
IHE MISSISSIPPI
Before Their Charter Expires -
Dunn, OF Arkansas, Tells the
Committee on Commerce
THAT THE MEMPHIS PRESS APP
PROVES HIS BILL.

Mr.. Clardy, OF Lighthouse Fame,
still Persistent In His I'm.
reasonable Objections.
EsPkCIAL TO THE APPtAL.l
BUREAU CT THE MbMPHIs APPEAL,
No. 1895 + STREET, WASHINGTON, ID.
Q, F. brlary l0-Mesrs Had len aud
Schootield, of the b idge Commute ,
returned ( ON New York day, and
thus al ernoon started FIR Memphis.
They have b en- almost persuaded that
the original charter hJdtrs will be
able to raise the money and build the
bridge, but it muet be remembered
That this Is, on the part of the incor-
poIatols, merely a rriterstiou of the
promises Of the last two years, add
it is not believed that anything
has o Cured to make them
renew these promises, except the fear
OF having their coarler taken away
from them and given to other parlie'.
No evidence has been brought forward
to prove that they are any more SIN
cere now than they were Fix months
or year ago. Your correspondent
lie informed by the friends Of the
Taylor bill that if it can ever
be brought up 1t can be
passed, aud the problem is how
to get it up in spite Of the
opposition. Mr.. Damn has declared
that he will oppose the bill. He has
ap preached mem bers Of the Commerce
COMMITTEES ia order to induce them to
! allow the bill to lie over unit asxt
Congress. He declares that all the
Memphis press is in favor of the bill
he introduced and is using that state
ment to delay the action of
tina Memphis bidge matter.
The commerce Committee of
the House had a meeting this morn
ing, and Mr.. Clardy, OF Missouri,
again became the objector with his
liz hthouse bills. He does not want
the session OF the House givsn to the
work OF the Commerce Committee to
b. confined to bidge bills alone, but
wants a portion Of the time to be
spent on lighthouses, Of which he
is the natural guard au and protector.
He was obstinate, but he found
Mr.. Caldwep could be equally so, and
the two interests cashed In the meet.
ing, and 1t is expected by members OF
the committee that DAY may soon be
set apart for the constellation Of their
work. Oat of largs number Of
bridge bills, that one Tor Memphis Ia
the only one against which there 10
much opposition, and Its irien. . claim
that the fight over that bill
will not be severe when it comes
to q vote. Mr.. Gladys objections
are therefore considered to be rather
unreasonable. He has not, however,
shown any signs OF weakening today
since this morning, but it is hoped he
may be brought to yield his point.
Meanwhile there 10 nothing new in
the natter.
WAR CLAIMS.
The House Commute on War
CLims today reported bill to pay
$lC5j to John l. egue, Of Shelby
couny, administrator Of E'z bath |
Bretow, in accndance with the fnd-
ings Of the CIurt OF Cl-ims. 10 The
SeData the bill to pay $l7 1886 10 Ell
ward F,tz gerald, trustee of the @ ltbo-
lie CHURCH ut TT. Smith, Ark, for
property tiken duri' g the war, vas
reported f,vOra6'y. That to pay John
L. Lake, j., late proprietor OF tho |
] cssop dise.) Times and Republican,
81 ,00l 70, being the difference between
the am lunt paid him on account for |
a Nv rtlsiDg for propo,sl for csrryirg
ths mails in Mississippi in 1866,
was reported adversely.
The President, although not desir-
GUS OF shutting out Congressman from
all hope Of
APPOINTMENT ON THE INTERSTATE CON-
MERGE CoMMIs, ION,
Is anxious to send in the nominations
In time for the Senate to act upon them
bsfore the end OF the session. He
wants them to be conf med before
they b9gin work, since otherwise they
will have been at WORK nine months
before the Senate Can act on these
at the next session.
THE PRESIDENTS VETO
Of the dep endenI pensions comes as a
great relief to memb rs on both sides
OF The House. An ex r lpublicin men,
Der from the West id to your CORE
spondent today: l voted for this bill,
and orce l intro luced a measure
which was almost as bad as thi9. But
this is positively the worst ever intro
duced, and my vote has been weight
on my conscience. / trust that God
IL, h;a ina nita mad nasa mill 0rank nm |
one opportunity 10 sustain by my vote
the Presidents veto.
ONE AND TWO DOLLAR NOTES
Representative Weaver, OF Iowa,
statss that he hts today received word
from the President that he had direct
ed Secretary Manning TO obey the law
concerning 81 and 81 Uoied Safes
notss, and 10 issue the came; hat the
order was emphatic and gwen to Mr..
Manning orally, but would be reduced
ID writing aud delivered 10 tho Sscre-
tary today. Mr.. Weaver also safes
that some days ago, at his requett, q
consultation concerning this matter
YVES held, at which speaker Carlisle,
Messrs. Morrison, Weaver, Mills and
wtrs present. Mr.. Payton, OF
Illinois, and Mr.. Brumm, Of Psnnsyl-
vAnis, were also consulted by Mr.. Wea-
YER, ss were also several o her members
Of Congress The opinion sasm5d
TO be unanimous that the law
had been violated, and Mr.. Car ]
Isle was requested to bring the
ma ter n the attention of ths Presi-
dent 0ns Of thesa gentle men Is au'
lhority for the saemsnt that when
the Presidents attsntio1 was called ts
the matter he worry promptly declared
that the Tfestury Department was
wrong, ald hencs his order as above
8 sled.
At the White House no information
in r gard to tie Tor going Is Ob aiua-
BILE, except that the p ssdtn' has
'wrtten 70 such letter t. the S9cle-
tary." Be ond tits ala emsnt the
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